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Should the day come where I find that, I'll pull the latch/bar between the handles out and shove them where the sun doesn't shine... :wink: Insurance is invalid with a nightlatch - as far as they're concerned it's the same as pulling a door shut on the latch without locking it - hence trying...

Thanks JohnD; ordered. I've got lodgers so didn't want a nightlatch on the front door. (IME where there is a nightlatch I guarantee that it'll be the only thing used to "lock" the door whereas having the mortice sashlock/deadlock forces you to lock it properly) Will pick up some rackbolts...

Hello, Wooden external doors in wooden frames. Doors are 45 mm thick and have never been fitted with locks. (just cheapo surface mount night latches only) The stop is 15 mm and the stile is 83 mm wide on the front. The rear is a solid door w/15 mm stop. I'm after two mortice...

That the problem. I'm new to the area and tried a few umbers from the yellow pages but gave up hope of finding somebody able (willing?) to understand English let alone repair a boiler. "Can you service X?" "No mate, what you want is..." Best to replace said boiler immediately, regardless...

Outrageous isn't it, asking for a service manual and an RGi with pressure gauges/sniffer. :roll: Pulled the HX cover, cleaned the thermostat bulb and its hole with scotchbrite, added a dab of heat transfer paste and reassembled - appears to have done the trick. Still interested in...

Hello, I've just bought a house, inside which is a geriatric Baxi WM/38 RS. The tag says that it's set to it's maximum heat output; house is 65m^2 1950s terrace with double glazing/cavity wall insulation/loft insulation. No idea when the boiler was fitted. Controller is a Horstman H525...

Hello, 3rd floor apartment; city; traffic noise. Walls are brick, solid, and ~600 mm thick - the noise is coming from the windows only, which want replacing. Any pointers? This site appears to suggest: -large air gap -dissimilar glass thickness to offset resonant frequencies...

The systems being touted are air source heat pumps. Nasty ones at that. http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=224641 Slightly more cost effective to run than an immersion heater; significantly more expensive to buy; dubious life expectancy; dubious firms promoting them. Fit a gas...

Hi guys, I was at the DECC's consultation on the RHI scheme in Cambridge yesterday, and there was plenty of interest in these systems from MCS installers and the DECC. These are air source heat pumps with the evaporator on the roof. The manufacturer has certified the evaporator as a...

Thanks. WRAS also confirmed that it's one per property only, so something like a Grundfos Homebooster would be more appropriate for a property with more than one shower.

Cheers both, buffer tank it is for two showers on poor mains.

Hi all, Salamander Home Boost - a booster pump suitable for direct connection to water mains: http://www.home-boost.co.uk/ Is anybody familiar with the regs for these? Can two be fitted in order to run two showers? (ie - is is 12L/min max flow per pumping appliance/device, or 12L/min...

Hi all, Wetroom drain pumps to pump from a low level drain UP to the waste drain. Anybody make them except Whale/Impey's adapted bilge pumps? http://www.whalepumps.com/psd/ http://www.impeyshowers.com/luxury-wet-rooms/drainage/pumped-drainage/dry-deck-20.aspx Any long term...

If the fan/motor is a small induction motor and has ball bearings, like the one ColJack posted, chances are that it will use '608' bearings (roller skate bearings). I rebuilt a 'Villavent' not so long ago that had this sort of thing (100W blowers) in...

Whilst putting the world to rights (whinging about things being cheaper back in his day...) the old man put together a list of utility bills: http://www.cosic.org.uk/MarkoStuff/elec/Utilities.xlsx http://www.cosic.org.uk/MarkoStuff/elec/Utilities.xls The plot that caught his eye...

Probably the better solution for existing houses to be honest - keeps capital and labour costs to a minimum. New-builds (where you're talking incremental costs only) should be solar-gas-electric* by default, with older rural properties on ground-scource heat pumps. *10 million (5kW?)...

Solar pre-heat on an unvented, non-combi system w/ condensing boiler. :wink: Kitchen lights? Full-Spectrum T8 flourescents in HF (electronic ballast) fittings. Run the lights along the walls on top of and underneath the upper units. (keep on-top, under-units and ceiling white)...

Full sun with no water demand is a problem - real world tests are the only way to be sure that the panel can survive I'm afraid. A good panel will get to well over 100 degrees C - so you're wanting a pressurised system, expansion tank, safety vents and the likes - and high temperature solder...

You mean this little beastie? :wink: Sadly no - apparently the insurers have cottoned on to the fact that a smaller engine from a group 17 turboed up to it's eyeballs and stuck into a group 1 car is risky... :lol: Getting a 2.5 naturally asthmatic diseasel in so that youngest...

Hi, I'm trying to scope out what needs to be done to replace an "Ideal Standard Turbo 2" boiler/central heating gubbins and would like some help from the knowledgeable folks - I've yet to find a plumber or heating tech in this area (Pembrokeshire) that's any good... :? First the...